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An undated photo showing the single Škoda-manufactured ČSD streamlined Class 386 steam locomotive ever built. Originally delivered in 1927, this locomotive was later upgraded with a streamlined cover in 1937 and used on the Bratislava-Vienna route until about 1939. It remained in service until March 1948 and was then scrapped.
Die Lokomotive ČSD 386.001 war eine Schlepptenderlokomotive der Tschechoslowakischen Staatsbahnen (ČSD) für den Schnellzugdienst. Sie erhielt 1937 als einzige tschechoslowakische Lokomotive eine Stromlinienschale nach dem Vorbild der deutschen Schnellfahrlokomotive Baureihe 05.
For more information about this steam locomotive (in German), please visit this Wikipedia link:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8CSD_386.001
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The crew at the Strasburg Railroad huddle up to strategize on the upcoming days' events. Many things must happen in symphony in order to keep it all running like a well oiled machine once the crowds arrive. And let me tell you, the crowds were out in full swing on this Fall October day!
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La Welta Weltini és una de les nombroses càmeres telèmetriques (o no) compactes de 35mm que sorgiren a l'estela de les famoses Leica i també de la Kodak Retina i el seu (encara vigent) rodet standard de 35mm. Tot i que no molt coneguda, la Weltini és sense dubte un dels dissenys estèticament mes reeixits, amb les seves linies esveltes, cosa que facilita poguer-la portar en una butxaca sense que s'enganxi amb la roba.
Porta un objectiu una mica peculiar, ja que no n'he trobat indicis que les Weltini el montessin demanera usual. Es tracta d'un Steinheil Cassarit f2,8 de 50mm, en un obturador Compur Rapid. De fet, per el nº de serie del obturador sembla que fou fabricada el 1939. Els objectius usuals per la Weltini eren els Xenar, Tessar i Elmar. En tot cas de la marca Steinheil es podrien trobar els Cassar, però no els Cassarit. Potser es tracta d'una modificació posterior. De fet, podria ser que aquesta lent només s'hagués produit després de la guerra, però clarament la càmera fou fabricada i venguda abans o durant la Segona Guerra Mundial. Veureu perquè.
Aquesta càmera té un petit detall més inquietant a la part posterior, detall que ens remet a la Alemania del III Reich. Fou venguda per Ballin & Rabe, de Halle (Saale), com es veu per la típica plaqueta comercial que moltes càmeres de l'època porten. Però una de les botigues d'aquest comerç es trobava a la adreça Adolf Hitler Ring, 14!
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The Welta Weltini is one of the many 35mm rangefinder (or not) cameras that emerged in the wake of the famous Leicas and specially the Kodak Retinas and its (still valid) 35mm daylight standard cassettel. Although not one of the most known cameras, the Weltini is undoubtedly one of the most aesthetically successful designs, with its streamlined shapes, which makes it easier to carry it in a pocket.
It has a somewhat peculiar lens, since I have not found any indications that the Weltini mounted it as usual. This is a Steinheil Cassarit f2.8, 50mm, in a Compur Rapid shutter. In fact, for the serial number of the shutter it seems that it was manufactured in 1939. The usual lenses for the Weltini were the Xenar, Tessar and Elmar. In any case, I have found some Welta cameras with a Steinheil Cassar, but not the Cassarit. Perhaps this is a later modification. In fact, it might be that this lens only was produced after the war, but clearly this particular camera was manufactured and sold before or during World War II. You will see why.
This camera has a small, more disturbing secret on its back, a detail that refers to the years of the III Reich. It was sold to it's first owner by Ballin & Rabe photo stores, from Halle (Saale), as seen by the typical commercial plaquette that many cameras of the time have. But one of the stores of this firma was at the adress Adolf Hitler Ring, 14!
LNER 4-6-2 A4 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' gets away from Clapham [Yorkshire] on 24-8-85 and heads for Hellifield. 850 Lord Nelson would work the train from Hellifield to Carlisle.
The working is the S.L.O.A. Cumbrian Mountain Express which originated at Euston and would return there later.
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"THE CHINOOK" IN VICTORIA HARBOUR
This streamlined luxury ship of the Black Ball Line carries 1000 day passengers and 100 cars. In the Indian tongue, the pleasant spring breeze that melts the snows is called "CHINOOK." Today "CHINOOK" sailing into Victoria Harbour means the pleasant cruise over the calm, beautiful blue waters of the Puget Sound."
Photo—Courtesy Black Ball Line
Post Card. Pub. by Vancouver Magazine Serv. Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. Printed in U.S.A.
MV Chinook at the Black Ball Line terminal at Ship Point on the Inner Harbour in Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island. View looking NW from the Causeway at Government Street.
The M.V. Chinook (from the coast aboriginal's “chinook” or westerly wind) was built for the Black Ball Company in 1947 at Todd's Shipyards (Plant A) in Seattle, WA.
Launched on April 22, 1947 as the Chinook, her maiden voyage on her Seattle-Port Angeles-Victoria route was on July 25, 1947. She was removed from the Seattle portion of the run in 1952.
She was transferred to Canadian registry in October 1954 at which time she was renamed the Chinook II. During her May 1955 refit, it was announced that she was to be moved to Black Ball's Nanaimo-Horseshoe Bay run, BC's busiest ferry route. Much to Victoria's dismay, her run began on June 4th. It was during that refit that her bow was altered to permit bow loading.
Following the purchase of Black Ball Ltd.'s Nanaimo and Sunshine Coast routes vessels and docks by B.C. Ferries in late 1961, the Chinook II was refitted as the Sechelt Queen in 1963.
Retired from B.C. Ferries in 1976; Sold to the Ministry of Transportation and Highways who retired her in 1982. Ultimately sold for disposal in 1997; Likely scrapped.
Capacity: 83 cars, 600 passengers.
The Handley Page Victor is a British jet-powered strategic bomber, developed and produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company, which served during the Cold War. It was the third and final V-bomber to be operated by the RAF, the other two being the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. The Victor had been developed as part of the UK's airborne nuclear deterrent. The Victor was a futuristic-looking, streamlined aircraft, with four turbojet (later turbofan) engines buried in the thick wing roots. Distinguishing features of the Victor were its highly-swept T-tail with considerable dihedral on the tail planes, and a prominent chin bulge that contained the targeting radar, nose landing gear unit and an auxiliary bomb aimer's position.
In 1968, it was retired from the nuclear mission following the discovery of fatigue cracks, which had been exacerbated by the RAF's adoption of a low-altitude flight profile to avoid interception. A number of Victors were modified for strategic reconnaissance, using a combination of radar, cameras, and other sensors. As the nuclear deterrence mission was given to the Royal Navy's submarine-launched Polaris missiles in 1969, a large V-bomber fleet could not be justified. Consequently, many of the surviving Victors were converted into aerial refuelling tankers.
Prior to the demise of the Valiant tankers, a trial installation of refuelling equipment was carried out, including: overload bomb-bay tanks, underwing tanks, refuelling probe and jettisonable de Havilland Spectre Assisted Take-Off units. The aircraft involved in the trials, B.1 XA930, carried out successful trials at Boscombe Down at very high all-up weights with relatively short field length take-offs. The withdrawal of the Valiant fleet because of metal fatigue in December 1964 meant that the RAF had no front-line tanker aircraft, so the B.1/1A aircraft, now judged to be surplus in the strategic bomber role, were refitted for this duty. To get some tankers into service as quickly as possible, six were converted to B(K).1A standard (later redesignated B.1A (K2P)), receiving a two-point system with a hose and drogue carried under each wing, while the bomb bay remained available for weapons. Handley Page worked day and night to convert these six aircraft, with the first being delivered on 28 April 1965, and 55 Squadron becoming operational in the tanker role in August 1965.
While these six aircraft provided a limited tanker capability suitable for refuelling fighters, the Mk 20A wing hosereels could only deliver fuel at a limited rate, and were not suitable for refuelling bombers. Work therefore continued to produce a definitive three-point tanker conversion of the Victor Mk.1. Fourteen further B.1A and 11 B.1 were fitted with two permanently fitted fuel tanks in the bomb bay, and a high-capacity Mk 17 centreline hose dispenser unit with three times the fuel flow rate as the wing reels, and were designated K.1A and K.1 respectively.
The remaining B.2 aircraft were not as suited to the low-level mission profile that the RAF had adopted for carrying out strategic bombing missions as the Vulcan with its strong delta wing. This, combined with the switch of the nuclear deterrent from the RAF to the RN meant that the Victors were considered to be surplus to requirements. Hence, 24 B.2 were modified to K.2 standard. Similar to the K.1/1A conversions, the wing was trimmed to reduce stress and the bomb aimer's nose glazing was plated over. During 1982, the glazing was reintroduced on some aircraft, the former nose bomb aimer's position having been used to mount F95 cameras in order to perform reconnaissance missions during the Falklands War. The K.2 could carry 41,000 kg of fuel. It served in the tanker role until withdrawn in October 1993.
The Victor was the last of the V-bombers to be retired, the final aircraft being removed from service on 15 October 1993. In its refuelling role, it was replaced by the Vickers VC10 and the Lockheed Tristar.
The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 122 cm in height and weighing from 22 to 45 kg. Feathers of the head and back are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. Like all penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans, such as krill, and cephalopods, such as squid. While hunting, the species can remain submerged around 20 minutes, diving to a depth of 535 m. It has several adaptations to facilitate this, including an unusually structured haemoglobin to allow it to function at low oxygen levels, solid bones to reduce barotrauma, and the ability to reduce its metabolism and shut down non-essential organ functions. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter, emperor penguins trek 50–120 km over the ice to breeding colonies which can contain up to several thousand individuals. 1922
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The collections of the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin includes a variety of preserved U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tramway and motor coach vehicles. Streamlined bus, 1938, by G. Fritsche of Flöha, Saxonia, based on a frame, gearbox and engine of an Opel Blitz. Photos taken during the 2012 and 2014 open day at the reserve depot near the main museum.
CP 2850 (the original Royal Hudson) and the Dominion of Canada are side by side in the center of Exporail's main building. They represent Canadian and British versions of streamlined passenger steam engines and look great side by side. The Dominion of Canada has replaced CN 6765.
I've decided to replace my 4-6-2+2-6-4 Garratt with a 4-6-4 Hudson featuring Dreyfuss-type styling similar to the type used on the 20th Century Limited. Now, this engine is not owned by the New York Central, but by Gotham Central Railroad. (Yep: The same Gotham of Batman fame!) I figured that because I built the ACE Chemicals sign a while back, I might as well continue down the art-deco path with a loco inspired by Tim Burton's take on Batman's home city. As such, I named the train this engine pulls (already constructed IRL in 2019) the 'Gotham Flyer'.
As some of you might have guessed, this loco was inspired by pictures of Anthony Sava' streamlined Hudosn loco and Tequila Sunrise train from 2007. See it here: www.flickr.com/photos/savatheaggie/1338258406/in/album-72...
This green 1930's streamlined caboose was inspired by a very similar real-world Wabash caboose located on the Katy Rail-Trail at St. Charles, Missouri. The caboose model is also inspired build-wise by the Katy Caboose (as in, "The Caboose who got Loose" from the children's book) model I copied in late 2021 from TrainedBricks' MOC. The one shown is my own version of that caboose.
There are a number of similarities between the two caboose models. However, they are more different than alike for several reasons. For example, Katy has A LOT more SNOT-work compared to her newer cousin. Why, you ask? Katy's walls are all sideways to better represent planks of wood (typical in caboose construction up until early-1910's), whereas her opposite number has only SNOT in the base of the body / stairs and regular bricks everywhere else to represent more modern steel construction.
I was going to put MKT (standing for Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad, the same owner of Katy caboose, and from where she gets her name) on the sides of the new caboose where the printed brick is but in printed 1 x 1 tile letters, but the needed green 1 x 4 Technic bricks were problematic, as was the two letter T's that I don't have. Also, the doors to the inside open, but there are no interior details.
Norfolk Southern operated Norfolk & Western streamlined J-class 4-8-4 steam locomotive # 611 leads its Railfan Excursion Train into a tunnel while in route in Tennessee, October 1989. This ex Southern Railway route from Chattanooga to Oneida, Tennessee has numerous tunnels, bridges, sharp curves and step grades. A portion of this route is part of the former Southern Railway Rathole Division.
“Tangled” seemed to be the “it” Disney movie until “Frozen” came out in 2013. I saw so many Rapunzel dolls at stores, and even secondhand, in the early days of my adult doll collection. Unlike “The Princess and the Frog,” I had little to no interest in watching the movie. The CGI animation and story the film was based on didn’t capture my attention in the way “The Princess and the Frog’s” classic design did. But it was hard to overlook “Tangled” altogether because it was constantly in my face. Just like with “Frozen,” it was heavily merchandised. There were all sorts of things made for the movie “Tangled”--the toy section was also filled to the brim with an assortment of dolls and costumes. I admit that the dolls did peek my curiosity. Namely, I almost bought secondhand Mattel Rapunzel dolls I encountered a few times at flea markets in 2011 and 2012. Something held me back though. At the time I was a very new collector and I was far pickier and more selective about which dolls I bought. I thought that being a “real” collector meant having a pruned, streamlined, aesthetic collection rather than being comprised of dolls that simply tickled my fancy. But my resistance to Rapunzel could only last so long. When I finally caved, she opened a new door for me, one that permanently reshaped my collection.
Back in 2012 I spent a fair amount of time browsing Flickr, unlike these days where I mostly focus on creating my own content and then log off the computer. I saw a photo of a Disney Store Rapunzel pop up into my feed one day. She was adorably arranged in a makeshift castle, brushing her super long hair. “Wow,” I thought to myself, “This doll is a true work of art!” Before seeing this Rapunzel I had a very negative view of Disney Store dolls. The only time I’d ever bought a doll from the Disney Store was in 2002. Back in the early 2000s, the dolls were not nearly as character accurate. Rather, they resembled Kid Kore Kelsey (or some other clone) dressed up in princess costumes. I never connected with the Disney Store Aurora I had gotten that day in 2002. I remember the feeling of disappointment I had when I realized the store didn’t have troves of well made Mattel dolls, and rather was stocked with these “impersonators.” I had seen photos of other characters in 2011 that had me doubting my first impressions of the Disney Store. I especially loved Li Shang whenever I passed over him on eBay searches. But I always told myself he had to be cheap. I couldn’t lie to myself anymore when I saw Rapunzel on my Flickr feed. Colleen and I made the decision to venture out to the mall one afternoon, where a Disney Store location was at the time.
I didn’t know I had picked a great day to go to the Disney Store. It turns out there was a fabulous sale on the dolls, as they were trying to get rid of the old ones and replace them with the new releases. This meant all the characters, minus the dolls from “Brave” as that was the new movie, were only SEVEN dollars each!!! My plan had been to go to the mall, procure Rapunzel, and then return home. But that’s not quite what happened. Instead, we bought a TON of dolls--Li Shang, Mulan, Eric, Ursula, Triton, Mother Gothel, Flynn Rider, and Rapunzel. We actually had to hit up another mall with a different Disney Store, since some of the characters were sold out. Interestingly, I got all the dolls available from the movie “Tangled.” It was a film I had never seen before, and yet I couldn’t resist Mother Gothel and Flynn Rider. I knew that Flynn was Rapunzel’s boyfriend, so I thought I should get him so she’d have company on display. As for Mother Gothel, I had no idea what role she played in the movie. But she was a true work of art! She had one of the most magnificent facial sculpts and paint jobs I’d ever encountered on a budget doll (I still feel this way despite having a much more expansive collection). Once we got home, I designed special handmade stands for all my new family members. Without Rapunzel, I never would have been motivated to go to the Disney Store that day. So all those fabulous dolls we got that afternoon wouldn’t have been part of my collection. She not only opened my eyes to the Disney Store as a possibility, but cemented them as my favorite modern Disney dolls!
My collection started with those three Disney Store dolls, but it quickly grew. As I mentioned before, “Tangled” was heavily merchandised. Since it had already been out for two years, there were dolls floating around at secondhand venues. I rescued a ratty 2011 Disney Store Rapunzel early on. Technically she was a duplicate of my store bought gal. But I couldn’t leave her behind at the local flea market for only $1. The story behind this doll is that she belonged to two little girls who “loved their dollies” according to their father. However, he decided to evict Rapunzel because her hair had gotten messy. I knew I could easily rectify this poor hygiene issue, but that a lot of people would be too intimidated. I could visualize poor Rapunzel being hacked up with scissors in an attempt to make her mane more tolerable. So she joined the family despite the fact we didn’t “need” her. Ironically, she is the Rapunzel we used for this photo! I also got my dream Mattel Rapunzel in 2014. She was part of a small lot of dolls, that mostly contained clothes, which we dubbed the “Rapunzel Lot.” She was in pristine condition and sported a gorgeous face! I got another Disney Store Rapunzel in the fall of 2013, when Colleen bought me the massive gift pack which featured eleven dolls. It was her way of “making up” for the fact that she had gotten a job, and I’d be home alone all day. Dad had passed away in 2012, and we’d spent nearly every day together since then. I suppose she thought the dolls would keep me busy. Plus, it was a dream of mine to get a huge pack of full sized Disney dolls...something that didn’t exist when I was a little girl. As the years passed, my collection expanded with little effort. It wasn’t all that hard to find a different doll every flea market season. Sometimes we would even encounter them at places like the Salvation Army!
Eventually, my love for the dolls prompted me to want to watch the film. I’ve always been that sort of person who gets obsessed with the dolls before seeing the associated movie. In fact, I can be mega passionate about the dolls, but hate the movie that goes with them. However, that turned out not to be the case with “Tangled.” I believe we finally got our DVD in 2014 (maybe 2015). It was an exciting occasion, because I was so curious about Mother Gothel and why Flynn Rider was also called Eugene by other collectors. The movie did not disappoint….in fact, I suddenly understood all the hype around it! That’s not to imply I thought it was better than say the more underrated films like “The Princess and the Frog.” But I could definitely get why it was so popular among Disney fans. Rapunzel’s character development took me by surprise. Sure, she was stuck all day in a tower, not allowed to leave. But instead of pining by the window and waiting for a prince to rescue her, she kept busy. I admired how Rapunzel got into all sorts of hobbies like cooking and painting. She always seemed to have something to do to keep herself occupied. That was a quality I could relate to--I was always a loner, but was never short of hobbies/interests. It was refreshing to see a Disney princess portrayed in such an independent way. I also loved the dynamic between Rapunzel and Flynn Rider--they both learned things from each other. Plus, Colleen and I thought it was hilarious that Flynn Rider was so self obsessed (what with his “smolder”). Mother Gothel did not disappoint either--she was a wonderful female villain! I also found myself enjoying all the songs in the movie too, which is rare as I prefer non-musical films. “Tangled” quickly moved up the ranks as being one of my favorite Disney movies, beating some of the childhood classics like “Cinderella” or “Sleeping Beauty.”
Even if I had not enjoyed the movie “Tangled,” it wouldn’t have changed my mind about the dolls. However, I’m so glad that Colleen and I were both captivated by the film too. It made the dolls seem that much more interesting. It also had the effect of making us want MORE dolls for the collection. That’s not all too surprising though. “Tangled” may have been a movie that came out well after my childhood. But it ended up reshaping my Disney collection in a way that the movies I did grow up with couldn’t have. You see, I had plenty of options for dolls from childhood movies like “Pocahontas” or “Aladdin.” There were all the dolls that were produced when I was growing up. It made snubbing the modern generation way easier. But when it came to Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, and Mother Gothel, I could ONLY get dolls that were up to date. They didn’t exist back in the 90s and early 2000s. So my temptation to own them meant I had to go against that idea that “old is better.” It turns out the new generations of dolls had so much to offer. I simply cannot imagine my Disney collection without the troves of Disney Store dolls that grace almost every shelf. I also was able to sample things like the Hasbro Rapunzel dolls, and ones of larger/smaller scales (like my Disney Store Singing Rapunzel or the teeny tiny Tower Treasures one). Variety made my displays so much more interesting, and I think it was a better reflection of me as a person. What can I say, I love pretty much all dolls from all makes and eras. I cannot keep my interests contained, and I’m so glad that “Tangled” dolls helped me embrace that quality, which I once saw as a flaw!
The avant-garde, streamlined design of the Tatra 87 looks rather like an insect, not least because of the large rear fin. The three headlights are also typical of the Tatra design. The low drag coefficient (Cd) of 0.36 enabled the car with its air-cooled three-litre, V8 engine to attain a speed of 150 km/h. However, at that speed driving the car became dangerous - the heavy rear engine made the tail hard to handle.
The Austrian engineer Hans Ledwinka joined the Czech company Tatra in 1921 as technical director. He invented the 'backbone chassis' and developed aerodynamic designs for motorcars. The design of this particular Tatra dates back to the pre-war years. Ledwinka was a close colleague of Ferdinand Porsche, but when the Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, Tatra claimed that Porsche had copied their design. The court case was interrupted by the war, but Volkswagen later admitted Tatra's influence.
Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between 28–42 cm in length. The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. The loud distinctive call of the laughing kookaburra is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve an Australian bush setting or tropical jungle, especially in older movies. They are found in habitats ranging from humid forest to arid savanna, as well as in suburban areas with tall trees or near running water. Even though they belong to the larger group known as kingfishers, kookaburras are not closely associated with water. Kookaburras are almost exclusively carnivorous, eating mice, snakes, insects, small reptiles, and the young of other birds; unlike many other kingfishers, they rarely eat fish, although they have been known to take goldfish from garden ponds. In zoos they are usually fed food for birds of prey. 10064
The eastbound Black Diamond crosses Plains Rd. at Rochester Jct., N.Y., led by 4-6-2 class K-6b Pacific 2089, circa 1940. Three K-6 Pacifics 2089, 2093, and 2097 were assigned to the Black Diamond, with streamlined shrouds designed by Otto Kuhler applied in 1940. No. 2089 was the last steam locomotive constructed by the Lehigh Valley at their shops in Sayre, Pa., in June 1925. Withdrawn from passenger service in 1948, 2089 was scrapped in January 1951. Photo by Sam Grover, Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum Collection.
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
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Rare Traction Avant in the streets of Tunisia.
The TA had all kinds of new features, like self-supporting streamlined body and front-wheel drive.
Designed by Flaminio Bertoni & ing. André Lefèbvre, and presented in 1934.
This smaller TA 11BL (= Légère) was introduced in Oct. 1937.
In March 1946 all TA's received bonnets with vertical ventilation slots like here.
After July 1952 the windscreen wipers moved to the horizontal strip under the windscreen, and the trunk with spare wheel cover was replaced by a bigger model.
In the 90s I've visited Tunisia two times. This was the only TA I had discovered there.
1911 cc L4 petrol engine.
1124 kg.
Total production Citroën TA series: 1934-July 1957.
Production Citroën TA 11 BL series: 1937-1956.
New Tunisian reg. number (imported from France).
Analog photo.
Filmroll nr.: 51.
Sousse (Tunesie), Dec. 24, 1990.
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Streamlined 'A4' Pacific 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' heads a return excursion from Edinburgh to Chester crosses the Float Viaduct across the youg River Clyde at Strawfrank, just south of Carstairs. Just after 5pm, 15th September 2025.
An unidentified streamlined ex-LNER A4 pacific locomotive approaches Gainsborough Lea Road Station from the Lincoln direction in approximately 1962. As it does, it passes A1 locomotive number 60158 Aberdonian (thanks for Adrian for the correct ID - see below), waiting to depart to Lincoln. This particular locomotive entered service in November 1949, and was withdrawn in December 1964, before being cut up at North Blyth in February '65.
The photographer is stood at the Lincoln end of platform 2, looking Southwards - the top of the signal box can just be seen above the A1's boiler.
From an original 35mm Slide, reproduced with the permission of the original photographer.
For more of my photographs, see www.ipernity.com/home/316061here
East LaSalle fades into the distance as the Southern Belle begins its journey to Shreveport - and eventually New Orleans - in 1967. The EMD E7 locomotive is one of several former Main Central units bought by the Kansas City Southern in the early 1960s to avoid hauling regularly scheduled trains behind non-streamlined power.
Although the shiny black, yellow, and red paint of this train presents a rosy picture, the sad truth lies just below the surface: the KCS lost its mail contract earlier this year and the railroad has already applied to the ICC to discontinue all passenger service. The Southern Belle will make its last run in late 1969.
The models belong to NAPM member John Decker. The locomotive is a Walthers Proto with factory-equipped DCC and sound and is lettered for KSC subsidiary Louisiana & Arkansas. The express, baggage and coaches are also Walthers Proto models. John used chalks and oil paints to weather all of the equipment.
Photo by John Decker using a Moto X Android phone.
Visit the HO scale club on-line at www.napmltd.com.
Bullet streamlined design:
A large number of beveled and curved parts are used to make the whole racing car look like a bullet.
The four-out exhaust pipe and small rear wing can add to the visual effect of the exterior.
Norfolk Southern operated N&W streamlined J-class steam locomotive # 611 close-in view of the lightweight roller bearing side rods and valve gear seen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 1989. Had never seen a photo such as this to detail the thin lightweight alloy side rods and valve gear components. The locomotive was assigned to operate a railfan excursion train, and this photo was taken a day prior to the trip while the locomotive was being prepared, maintained and serviced.
Streamlined Breadvan.
The Woodie craze also invaded the Peugeot design office, which always kept an eye on American tastes. The inspiration for the Sochaux "rocket's" aerodynamic lines came from the Chrysler Airflow. The 202 was particularly well suited to this type of bodywork. A chic workhorse or an elegant cruiser ?
The Woodies
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Château de Chantilly
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France - Frankrijk
September 2017
I just couldn't stop taking pictures of N&W 611 during it's visit to the Strasburg Railroad. Every angle you see this engine from is a good one. I really love how this shot looks in B&W. What do you think?
York Museum,,,
For many the newly streamlined LMSR locomotive Duchess of Hamilton,
the star in a new exhibition at the National Railway Museum (NRM),
represents the glory days of steam. As the storm clouds of war began
to gather across Europe, steam was enjoying a golden age in 1930s
Britain.
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) ran the east coast main line
between Kings Cross and Edinburgh, with its famous flagship express
train The Flying Scotsman. Its archrival was the London Midland and
Scottish Railway (LMSR) which operated the west coast main line from
Euston to Glasgow with its top performing service, the Royal Scot.
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The collections of the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin includes a variety of preserved U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tramway and motor coach vehicles. Streamlined bus, 1938, by G. Fritsche of Flöha, Saxonia, based on a frame, gearbox and engine of an Opel Blitz. Photos taken during the 2012 and 2014 open day at the reserve depot near the main museum.
The Peugeot 402 is a large family car produced by Peugeot in Sochaux, France, from 1935 to 1942. It was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 1935,[3] replacing the Peugeot 401.
The Peugeot 402 stands out in automotive design by its very streamlined, but also still somewhat Art Deco styling, strongly influenced by that of the 1934 Chrysler Airflow; especially the low-volume 402 Darl'mat coupé is viewed as distinctly Art Deco. Peugeot's 402 took it two steps further, however: the grille has an even more pronounced rake, but most importantly, Peugeot brought the headlights to the center, behind the grille, and in front of the radiator, sixteen years before the 1951 General Motors Le Sabre concept car. Contrary to Chrysler's Airflow, the Peugeot 402 wasn't a sales flop.
Furthermore, the 402 Éclipse décapotable, made in collaboration with Pourtout coachbuilders, was one of the world's first convertible hard-top production cars.
Peugeot 402 Eclipse décapotable (1938)
Despite being introduced some thirteen years after the demise of the 402 during World War II, the Peugeot 403 was clearly intended as the 402's successor, given that after the war, the market first needed cheaper and smaller, more frugal cars. Peugeot saw this and thus focused on their 202 and 203 models during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
A conservative innovator
The 402 was characterized by what became during the 1930s a "typically Peugeot" front end, with headlights well set back behind the grille. The style of the body was directly modelled on the Chrysler Airflow, which was seen as revolutionary at the time. Peugeot bought one or two Airflows to dissasemble and study. Thus, the 402 received the soubriquet: 'Fuseau Sochaux' in France – this loosely translates to the "spindle or axis of Peugeot's main plant in Sochaux". Streamlining was a feature of French car design in the 1930s, as can be seen by comparing the Citroën Traction Avant or some of the Bugattis of the period, such as the Type 57, with predecessor models such as the Citroën Rosalie. Peugeot was among the first volume manufacturers to apply streamlining to the extent exemplified by the 402 and smaller Peugeot 202 in a volume market vehicle range.
Recessed ‘safety’ door handles also highlighted the car's innovative aspirations, as did the advertised automatic transmission and diesel engine options. Comparisons with Citroën's large family car of the time, the Traction Avant were and remain unavoidable. In that comparison, the basic underpinnings of the 402 remained conventional, based on known technologies, and presumably were relatively inexpensive to develop and manufacture: it was Citroën that in 1934 had been forced to sell its car manufacturing business to its largest creditor, Michelin. Sticking to a traditional separate chassis configuration also made it much easier for Peugeot's 402 to be offered with a wide range of different bodies.
The amount invested in developing the car and in tooling up to produce it, as well as the aggressive way in which it was priced, suggest that Peugeot always intended the 402 to be a big seller by the standards of the time. Nevertheless, it was also a big car at the high end of the volume car market, and in advertising material of the time Peugeot evidently thought it important to highlight one or two tempting standard features, such as the twin windscreen wipers powered by their own electric motor, the semaphore-style trafficators, the clock included on the instrument panel, the twin sun visors and the switchable reserve section of the fuel tank.[4]
The range
Some sedans were converted into pickup truck and van versions, during and after the war.
Even by 1930s standards, the range of different 402 models based on the single chassis was large, comprising at one stage, by one estimate, sixteen different body types, from expensive steel bodied convertible cars, to family saloons which were among the most spacious produced in France.
An aspect of the all-steel car bodies that became mainstream among the larger European automakers in the 1930s was the very high initial cost associated with the heavy steel presses and the dies needed to cut and stamp pressed steel sheeting into the panels that, when welded together, would form a sufficiently rigid and robust car body. The wide range of car bodies was therefore carefully devised to maximise the sharing of panels between the different body variants listed.
Three chassis lengths
There were three different standard wheelbases of 2,880 mm (113 in) (short), 3,150 mm (124 in) (“normal”) and 3,300 mm (130 in) (long).
2,880 mm (113 in) “short” wheelbase (1937-1940)
When the 402 was launched in 1935 there were just two chassis lengths, but for 1937 the manufacturer added a third “short” chassis, inherited from the short-lived Peugeot 302. The short chassis was used from 1937 for the Peugeot 402 Légère (“light-bodied”).[5]
The Peugeot 402 Légère was first exhibited in July 1937 and was featured on the Peugeot stand in place of the Peugeot 302 at that year's October Motor Show.[5] The car combined the 2,880 mm (113 in) wheelbase and body from the Peugeot 302 with the larger 1991 cc engine of the Peugeot 402.[5] Whereas the 302 had produced a maximum output of 43 hp (32 kW) at 4,000 rpm, maximum power for the 402 Légère was listed as 55 hp (41 kW) still at 4,000 rpm.[5] That translated into a difference in listed top speed between 105 km/h (65 mph) and 125 km/h (78 mph).[6] The simple formula of combining one existing bodyshell with another engine that was also already in production enabled the manufacturer to produce an attractively brisk car with minimum investment. Approximately 11,000 were produced.
From the outside the 402 Légère was initially virtually indistinguishable from the 302.[5] However, on the front grille, whereas on the 302 the hole for the starting handle corresponded with the central digit in the car's name spelled out on bottom part of the front grille, on the 402 Légère it was necessary to position the hole for the starting handle below the “402” name badge because the engine itself was positioned very slightly higher.[5] An improvement over the 302 available to the driver, albeit only at extra cost, was the option of a Cotal pre-selector transmission, which could be controlled using a selector lever positioned directly behind the steering wheel, so that the driver needed to move his/her hand only minimally in order to change gear.[5]
Although sources tend to refer to the 402 Légère as a single model, there was nevertheless a choice of at least three bodies.[7]
Priced at 24,900 Francs in October 1937 was the four door “402 Légère berline” (saloon/sedan) using the body already familiar from the 302.[5] Not yet ready for presentation at the 1937 show, but nevertheless already priced (at 30,900 Francs) and advertised was the 402 Légère “coach”, which was a stylish thinner looking 2-door four seater car shaped somewhere between a sedan/saloon and coupe, with “glass on glass” side windows (allowing for the possibility, with the windows open, of a “pillarless” side profile) and front seats that tilted to permit access to the adequately spacious rear of the passenger cabin.[5] Represented at the motor show by a prototype which differed in certain details from the cars that actually appeared a few months later was the 402 Légère “décapotable” (soft-top convertible), priced at 31,900 Francs.[5] Both the “coach” and the “décapotable” bodied cars featured a slightly more streamlined look than the “berline”, and their stylishness was enhanced by “spats” covering the upper portions of the rear wheels.[5]...Wikipedia
In 1939, as part of the New York World's Fair, the London Midland & Scottish Railway undertook the mammoth task of releasing one of their streamlined locomotives and matching train sets and shipping them across the Atlantic for display as part of the Transportation exhibits in New York. This was not the first time the LMSR had shown such panache as in 1933 they had sent the Royal Scot train to the United States on a tour.
The locomotive seen 'here' and that was displayed at the Fair following a journey around the US was badged up as 6220 'Coronation' and carried the streamlined crimson livery; it was in fact locomotive 6229 Duchess of Hamilton disguised and the original 6220, one of the first five of the larger class, originally carried the streamlined 'Caledonian Blue' livery. The whole Fair was overshadowed by the outbreak of war in 1939 and the train was effectively stranded in the US. The locomotive returned to the UK in 1942 and regained its original identity the following year. The carriages had to wait until 1946 until being repatriated.
The leaflet opens to describe the importance of the LMS and its services along with descriptions of the territory it served. There was a similar leaflet, printed in red, that was issued during the Exhibition in New York City.
I can get up the stairs now which is great news, I can't do much else yet.
Catching up on some back shots from the beginning of the year.
In Akaora with my Flickr and blip friend. February 22, 2016 Akaora, New Zealand.
The day was cold and felt like rain but it didn't. When we passed the Akaroa Lighthouse there was some wedding shoot there. They didn't seem to mind me taking some shots too.
The Akaroa Lighthouse Preservation Society moved the lighthouse from the Akaroa heads to its present location on 2 August 1980. Today a roster of volunteers 'man' the light house to enable the public to visit and view this iconic historic Akaroa landmark.
For more Information on the lighthouse: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaroa_Lighthouse
Front driver side quarter panel of a vintage Dodge motor home. Love the patina and texture of that fibreglass body. Yum.
Ahh... Knew this would happen, that damn smooth, round front end is messing with my LEGO geometry. I'm sure it'll be easier to test in real life to LDD, but this is going to be challenging getting right. Any ideas, open to any suggestions?
The "Streamlined Trains" were the oldest trams in service in Calcutta in 1987, dating from the late 'twenties and early 'thirties; basically a permanently-coupled traditional 4-wheel tram and trailer with somewhat rounded-off ends.
The Calcutta tram system has been shrinking for years, and the Birla Planetarium line was an early loss.
Back in the good old days, there was an open car in the consist of the Steam fan trips. This trip was between Chattanooga, Tenn. and Lexington Ky. The engine has been serviced and is following the cars moved by a diesel to enable a runaround. Lunch has been served and we will be soon heading up the rails again.
Norfolk and Western Railway's J class steam locomotives were a class of 4-8-4 locomotives built by the Norfolk and Western Railway's East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia between 1941 and 1950. 611 was built in 1950 as a streamlined engine unlike some of its relatives. They were equipped with 300 psi boilers, 70-inch (1,778 mm) driving wheels, and roller bearings on all wheels and rods. The locomotives were designed for high speed service and could top 110 mph.